Security Affairs

JUNE 15, 2023

The LockBit ransomware group successfully extorted roughly $91 million from approximately 1,700 U.S. organizations since 2020. According to a joint advisory published by cybersecurity agencies, the LockBit ransomware group has successfully extorted roughly $91 million in about 1,700 attacks against U.S. organizations since 2020.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 16, 2023

DoJ charged a Russian national with conspiring to carry out LockBit ransomware attacks against U.S. The Justice Department announced charges against the Russian national Ruslan Magomedovich Astamirov (20) for his role in numerous LockBit ransomware attacks against systems in the United States, Asia, Europe, and Africa.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

government offers rewards of up to $15 million for information that could lead to the identification or location of LockBit ransomware gang members and affiliates. According to the press release published by the Department of State , the Lockbit ransomware operators carried out over 2,000 attacks against victims worldwide since January 2020.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Law enforcement provided additional details about the international Operation Cronos that led to the disruption of the Lockbit ransomware operation. Yesterday, a joint law enforcement action, code-named Operation Cronos , conducted by law enforcement agencies from 11 countries disrupted the LockBit ransomware operation.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The internet is fraught with peril these days, but nothing strikes more fear into users and IT security pros than the threat of ransomware. A ransomware attack is about as bad as a cyber attack can get. Jump to: What is ransomware? How ransomware works. Preventing ransomware. Ransomware attacks and costs.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

A snapshot of the challenges on the horizon for next year and in the full report are: •RaaS will bring hope to more cybercriminals – The growth of Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) will catapult large-scale criminal gangs to enterprise status and level up the lower-skilled crime groups. The only thing they won’t do in 2024, is pay taxes.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Texoma Community Center notifies 24,030 patients of email hack in September, 2020 (databreaches.net) (24,030). HBP Financial Services Group notice of breach impacting Pathology Consultants of New London, PC (databreaches.net) (0). Ransomware and malware. CMA CGM hit by another cyber attack – Splash247 (unknown).

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